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N.J. Asm. William Moen (D) introduced A.B. 5316 (identical to S.B. 4458) on June 23, 2026 to establish the New Jersey Artificial Intelligence Workforce Transition Act, a five-year program addressing AI-driven job displacement through worker-support funding, tax credits, and employer obligations. Among other things, the Act would require an employer with 100 or more employees to give the State at least 90 days’ notice before adopting AI that the employer expects to eliminate or restructure 25 or more positions. Any worker retaliated against for asserting rights under the Act would have a private right of action.June 23, 2026

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On June 22, 2026, R.I. Gov. Daniel McKee (D) signed identical bills H.B. 7349 and S.B. 2197, enacting the Oversight of Artificial Intelligence Technology in Mental Health Care Act. Under the Act, only licensed professionals are permitted to offer therapy to the public, including through internet-based AI. Professionals are required to obtain written patient consent before AI records a session, and are prohibited from allowing AI to make therapeutic decisions, communicate with clients, or generate treatment plans.June 22, 2026

North America

On June 22, 2026, R.I. Gov. Daniel McKee (D) signed identical bills H.B. 7350 and S.B. 2195, regulating operators of AI companion models. Operators are required to build in a protocol that addresses a user’s expressions of suicidal ideation, self-harm, or harm to others and refers the user to crisis services, and to display a recurring conspicuous notice that the AI companion is a computer program that cannot feel human emotion. The enacted bills create a private right of action for those harmed, alongside Attorney General enforcement.June 22, 2026

North America

On June 22, 2026, R.I. Gov. Daniel McKee (D) signed identical bills H.B. 7538 and S.B. 2570, enacting the Use of Artificial Intelligence by Healthcare Providers Notification Act. Under the Act, health care providers and facilities that use AI to document in-person or telehealth patient visits are required to notify patients that AI is being used for that purpose.June 22, 2026

North America

On June 17, 2026, Vt. Gov. Phil Scott (R) signed H.B. 816, which prohibits a corporation or entity from providing, advertising, or offering mental-health services to the public through AI, unless the services are delivered by a licensed mental-health professional. A professional is permitted to use HIPAA-compliant AI tools only where the professional reviews and approves the resulting services. Violations are enforceable by the Attorney General and through a private right of action under the Vermont Consumer Protection Act.June 17, 2026

North America

On June 16, 2026, Vt. Gov. Phil Scott (R) signed S.B. 71, a comprehensive consumer data privacy law. Covered businesses are required to honor consumer rights to access, correct, delete, and port personal data and to opt out of targeted advertising, data sales, and profiling used for significant automated decisions. Controllers are required to minimize data, obtain consent for sensitive data, disclose any use of personal data to train large language models, and limit geofencing near health care facilities.June 16, 2026

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